Kent vs Nottinghamshire - Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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Based on 1 H2H match (2026)
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NOT
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Top Performers in H2H
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St Lawrence Ground
Canterbury, England
Based on the last 30 T20 matches at this venue (since Jun 2022). Rain-shortened matches excluded.
Recent Matches at This Venue
| Match | 1st Inn | 2nd Inn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEN vs ESS 29 May 2026 | 129/9 (20) | 130/1 (13.4) | 259 |
| KEN vs NOT 26 Jun 2026 | 184/7 (20) | 187/6 (18.4) | 371 |
| KEN vs HAM 28 Jun 2026 | 176/6 (20) | 177/3 (18.4) | 353 |
| KEN vs SUR 10 Jul 2026 | 102/10 (17) | 106/1 (8.5) | 208 |
| KEN vs MID 12 Jul 2026 | 172/6 (20) | 157/7 (20) | 329 |
KEN at St Lawrence Ground
Top Scorer
Daniel Bell-Drummond
827 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Grant Stewart
30 wkts
NOT at St Lawrence Ground
Top Scorer
George Munsey
82 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Mohammad Amir
2 wkts
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Kent
Last XI vs Middlesex · 12 Jul 2026
Nottinghamshire
Last XI vs Hampshire · 18 Jul 2026
Projected Win Probability
Kent
| Player | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ovrs | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | 26.8 | 20 | 137.4 | 3.0 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 54.3 |
| Zak Crawley | 23.6 | 18 | 134.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 49.8 |
| Joe Denly | 24.8 | 19 | 129.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 10 | 10.5 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 55.5 |
| Sam Billings | 24.2 | 16 | 148.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.1 | 52.4 |
| Harry Finch | 30.1 | 21 | 143.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 0.1 | 66.1 |
| Chris Benjamin | 12.2 | 10 | 117.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 28.0 |
| Grant Stewart | 10.2 | 7 | 144.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 33 | 10.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 75.3 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 13.2 | 9 | 144.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 34 | 10.1 | 0.6 | - | - | 88.7 |
| Jaydn Denly | 10.0 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 35.8 |
| Matt Milnes | 7.1 | 5 | 142.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 33 | 9.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 75.8 |
| Jake Lintott | 7.5 | 7 | 113.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 27 | 8.8 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 59.7 |
| Frederick Klaassen | 7.0 | 6 | 114.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 33 | 9.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 71.2 |
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| Thomas Stewart Rogers | 7.4 | 6 | 130.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 34 | 9.8 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 | 83.4 |
| Dian Forrester | 23.1 | 16 | 144.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 9 | 14.1 | 0.6 | - | - | 62.8 |
| Joey Evison | 13.2 | 11 | 122.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 21 | 9.3 | 0.2 | - | - | 60.0 |
| Sam Northeast | 31.0 | 25 | 125.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 59.8 |
| Ekansh Singh | 10.0 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 7.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 56.8 |
| Corey Flintoff | 10.0 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 7.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 56.8 |
| Oliver Curtiss | 10.0 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 7.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 56.8 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 8.1 | 7 | 109.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 22 | 8.1 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 56.4 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | 25.7 | 18 | 145.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 52.9 |
| Jaskaran Singh | 5.0 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 35 | 15.6 | 0.0 | - | - | 52.4 |
| Matt Parkinson | 2.1 | 3 | 78.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 30 | 9.7 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 51.9 |
| Bertie Foreman | 5.0 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 7.4 | 0.5 | - | - | 48.5 |
| Michael Cohen | 5.0 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 7.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 48.4 |
| Glenton Stuurman | 5.0 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 7.4 | 0.0 | - | - | 44.6 |
| Ben Dawkins | 18.0 | 14 | 135.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 43.4 |
| Matthew Quinn | 5.0 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 33 | 9.5 | 0.0 | - | - | 40.1 |
| James Taylor | 18.0 | 14 | 135.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 39.3 |
| Ben Compton | 18.0 | 14 | 135.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 39.3 |
Nottinghamshire
| Player | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ovrs | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Munsey | 34.2 | 24 | 140.5 | 3.4 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 69.8 |
| Benjamin Martindale | 14.5 | 15 | 94.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 32.6 |
| Joe Clarke | 19.4 | 14 | 137.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 41.5 |
| Jack Haynes | 21.3 | 15 | 139.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 45.2 |
| Freddie McCann | 12.8 | 11 | 118.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 28.9 |
| Tom Moores | 21.9 | 15 | 150.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 49.4 |
| George Linde | 15.1 | 11 | 143.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 25 | 8.5 | 0.2 | - | - | 70.1 |
| Benny Howell | 12.1 | 8 | 149.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 27 | 9.2 | 0.7 | - | 0.1 | 72.5 |
| Liam Patterson-White | 10.7 | 9 | 125.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 23 | 8.5 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 61.9 |
| Olly Stone | 4.0 | 5 | 72.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 34 | 11.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 56.1 |
| Dillon Pennington | 4.9 | 4 | 123.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 33 | 9.9 | 0.3 | - | - | 66.6 |
| Mohammad Ali | 2.4 | 4 | 58.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 35 | 9.5 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 85.6 |
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| Josh Tongue | 4.6 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 34 | 10.1 | 0.0 | - | - | 60.8 |
| Ben Duckett | 25.6 | 16 | 156.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.0 | 58.7 |
| Fergus O'Neil | 7.0 | 7 | 98.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 27 | 8.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 58.4 |
| Farhan Ahmed | 3.7 | 4 | 106.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 29 | 8.7 | 0.2 | - | - | 57.2 |
| Samuel Seecharan | 25.8 | 20 | 135.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 57.1 |
| Byron Jon Hatton-Lowe | 9.2 | 7 | 130.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 28 | 8.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 55.2 |
| Sam King | 23.9 | 18 | 138.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 53.3 |
| Brett Hutton | 4.6 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 28 | 8.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 47.5 |
| Tom Giles | 4.6 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 28 | 8.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 47.5 |
| Moises Henriques | 19.3 | 16 | 121.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4 | 10.1 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 45.5 |
| Lyndon James | 13.9 | 13 | 110.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 13 | 11.8 | 0.3 | - | - | 45.1 |
| Conor McKerr | 3.8 | 5 | 81.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 36 | 13.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 44.8 |
| Kyle Verreynne | 20.6 | 16 | 131.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 44.3 |
| Robert Lord | 4.6 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 28 | 8.0 | 0.0 | - | - | 43.6 |
| Haseeb Hameed | 19.8 | 16 | 121.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 42.3 |
| James Hayes | 20.3 | 16 | 135.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 39.0 |
| Dane Schadendorf | 16.6 | 13 | 135.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 36.9 |
| Travis Holland | 16.6 | 13 | 135.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 36.9 |
| Francis Moore | 16.6 | 13 | 135.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 36.9 |
| Joe Pocklington | 7.5 | 7 | 115.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 25 | 9.1 | 0.3 | - | - | 36.5 |
| Ben Slater | 10.3 | 8 | 130.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 21.4 |
Projected Player Points
| Player | Team | PP | D11 Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | Kent | 46.8 | 88.7 |
| Thomas Stewart Rogers | Kent | 41.7 | 83.4 |
| Mohammad Ali | Nottinghamshire | 40.8 | 85.6 |
| Harry Finch | Kent | 40.5 | 66.1 |
| George Munsey | Nottinghamshire | 38.0 | 69.8 |
| Grant Stewart | Kent | 37.6 | 75.3 |
| Benny Howell | Nottinghamshire | 37.1 | 72.5 |
| Samuel Seecharan | Nottinghamshire | 35.8 | 57.1 |
| Matt Milnes | Kent | 35.4 | 75.8 |
| Dian Forrester | Kent | 35.4 | 62.8 |
| Sam Northeast | Kent | 35.3 | 59.8 |
| Sam King | Nottinghamshire | 33.9 | 53.3 |
| Frederick Klaassen | Kent | 33.8 | 71.2 |
| Ben Duckett | Nottinghamshire | 33.1 | 58.7 |
| Dillon Pennington | Nottinghamshire | 31.4 | 66.6 |
| George Linde | Nottinghamshire | 30.9 | 70.1 |
| Jaydn Denly | Kent | 30.0 | 35.8 |
| Joe Denly | Kent | 29.9 | 55.5 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | Kent | 29.9 | 54.3 |
| Sam Billings | Kent | 29.8 | 52.4 |
| Haseeb Hameed | Nottinghamshire | 29.8 | 42.3 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | Kent | 29.8 | 52.9 |
| Liam Patterson-White | Nottinghamshire | 29.6 | 61.9 |
| Joey Evison | Kent | 29.5 | 60.0 |
| Jaskaran Singh | Kent | 28.8 | 52.4 |
| Jake Lintott | Kent | 28.6 | 59.7 |
| Zak Crawley | Kent | 28.5 | 49.8 |
| Ben Dawkins | Kent | 28.0 | 43.4 |
| Olly Stone | Nottinghamshire | 27.7 | 56.1 |
| Josh Tongue | Nottinghamshire | 27.2 | 60.8 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | Kent | 27.2 | 56.4 |
| Moises Henriques | Nottinghamshire | 27.1 | 45.5 |
| Fergus O'Neil | Nottinghamshire | 26.6 | 58.4 |
| Tom Moores | Nottinghamshire | 26.1 | 49.4 |
| Jack Haynes | Nottinghamshire | 25.7 | 45.2 |
| Kyle Verreynne | Nottinghamshire | 24.8 | 44.3 |
| Conor McKerr | Nottinghamshire | 24.8 | 44.8 |
| Farhan Ahmed | Nottinghamshire | 24.8 | 57.2 |
| Lyndon James | Nottinghamshire | 24.5 | 45.1 |
| Ekansh Singh | Kent | 23.0 | 56.8 |
| Corey Flintoff | Kent | 23.0 | 56.8 |
| Oliver Curtiss | Kent | 23.0 | 56.8 |
| Byron Jon Hatton-Lowe | Nottinghamshire | 22.2 | 55.2 |
| Matt Parkinson | Kent | 22.1 | 51.9 |
| Joe Clarke | Nottinghamshire | 21.7 | 41.5 |
| James Taylor | Kent | 21.0 | 39.3 |
| Ben Compton | Kent | 21.0 | 39.3 |
| Benjamin Martindale | Nottinghamshire | 21.0 | 32.6 |
| James Hayes | Nottinghamshire | 20.3 | 39.0 |
| Bertie Foreman | Kent | 19.9 | 48.5 |
| Dane Schadendorf | Nottinghamshire | 19.6 | 36.9 |
| Travis Holland | Nottinghamshire | 19.6 | 36.9 |
| Francis Moore | Nottinghamshire | 19.6 | 36.9 |
| Michael Cohen | Kent | 18.0 | 48.4 |
| Brett Hutton | Nottinghamshire | 17.6 | 47.5 |
| Tom Giles | Nottinghamshire | 17.6 | 47.5 |
| Chris Benjamin | Kent | 17.5 | 28.0 |
| Freddie McCann | Nottinghamshire | 17.5 | 28.9 |
| Glenton Stuurman | Kent | 15.0 | 44.6 |
| Robert Lord | Nottinghamshire | 14.6 | 43.6 |
| Joe Pocklington | Nottinghamshire | 14.1 | 36.5 |
| Matthew Quinn | Kent | 13.2 | 40.1 |
| Ben Slater | Nottinghamshire | 10.3 | 21.4 |
Kent · Innings 1
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Finch | lbw b Mohammad Amir | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zak Crawley | c Freddie McCann b Mohammad Ali | 27 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | c Jack Haynes b Olly Stone | 37 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 160.87 |
| Sam Billings (c) (wk) | c Tom Moores b Mohammad Ali | 64 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 168.42 |
| Joe Denly | st Tom Moores b Liam Patterson-White | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| Chris Benjamin | b Benny Howell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Grant Stewart | c Tom Moores b Mohammad Amir | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 169.23 |
| Keith Dudgeon | not out | 3* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Jake Lintott | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Nottinghamshire · Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Olly Stone | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ali | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 11.25 | 2 | 0 |
| George Linde | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Howell | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Patterson-White | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Nottinghamshire · Innings 2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Clarke (c) | c Zak Crawley b Keith Dudgeon | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 141.18 |
| George Munsey | not out | 82* | 47 | 4 | 7 | 174.47 |
| Jack Haynes | c Sam Billings b Matt Milnes | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Freddie McCann | c Matt Milnes b Joe Denly | 25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 156.25 |
| Tom Moores (wk) | c Daniel Bell-Drummond b Matt Milnes | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 117.65 |
| George Linde | b Matt Milnes | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Benny Howell | b Frederick Klaassen | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Liam Patterson-White | not out | 22* | 10 | 0 | 2 | 220 |
Kent · Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Milnes | 3.4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 8.82 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Stewart | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | 2 | 1 |
| Frederick Klaassen | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lintott | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Denly | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Statz Rating
A contextual performance score measuring each player's overall impact in the match. Scaled against the season so ratings are directly comparable across fixtures.
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
George Munsey
NOT
|
90.1 |
| 2 |
Sam Billings
KEN
|
76.2 |
| 3 |
Mohammad Amir
NOT
|
68.3 |
| 4 |
Liam Patterson-White
NOT
|
61.1 |
| 5 |
Matt Milnes
KEN
|
57.0 |
| 6 |
Daniel Bell-Drummond
KEN
|
49.9 |
| 7 |
Grant Stewart
KEN
|
46.4 |
| 8 |
Frederick Klaassen
KEN
|
45.6 |
| 9 |
Mohammad Ali
NOT
|
42.1 |
| 10 |
Olly Stone
NOT
|
40.8 |
| 11 |
Benny Howell
NOT
|
39.1 |
| 12 |
Freddie McCann
NOT
|
35.8 |
| 13 |
Keith Dudgeon
KEN
|
31.6 |
| 14 |
Joe Clarke
NOT
|
30.6 |
| 15 |
Zak Crawley
KEN
|
30.6 |
| 16 |
Joe Denly
KEN
|
30.1 |
| 17 |
Tom Moores
NOT
|
21.6 |
| 18 |
Jake Lintott
KEN
|
6.0 |
| 19 |
George Linde
NOT
|
5.7 |
| 20 |
Chris Benjamin
KEN
|
4.6 |
| 21 |
Jack Haynes
NOT
|
0.5 |
| 22 |
Harry Finch
KEN
|
0.0 |
How Statz Rating works:
- Each player receives a contextual match impact score based on their all-round contribution — batting, bowling, and situational factors.
- Ratings are scaled against the season benchmark so they are directly comparable across fixtures and to the season leaderboard.
- A typical top performer scores around 100. Exceptional performances can exceed 100.
Kent vs Nottinghamshire – Blast 2026 Match Report | Statz
Nottinghamshire Chase Down 185 as Munsey’s Unbeaten 82 Sinks Kent
Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) in a high-scoring T20 Blast encounter at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. Match 60 of the 2026 season saw Nottinghamshire overhaul Kent‘s 184-7 with 8 balls to spare, powered by a magnificent unbeaten 82 from George Munsey.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bowl – a decision that looked risky when Kent posted 184, but their faith in their batting lineup was spectacularly vindicated.
Kent Innings: Billings Anchors 184
Kent’s innings started disastrously when Harry Finch was LBW for a duck off just the second ball of the match, bowled by Mohammad Amir. But Zak Crawley and Daniel Bell-Drummond responded with an aggressive second-wicket partnership.
Crawley hit 27 off 21 balls (4 fours) before falling at 58-2 in the sixth over. Bell-Drummond was fluent, striking 37 off 23 with 4 fours and a six, building a crucial third-wicket stand with Sam Billings before departing at 93-3 in the 10th over.
Billings was the star of the Kent innings. His 64 off 38 balls included 2 fours and 5 sixes, batting with real authority at a strike rate of 168. Joe Denly (18 off 15, 1 six) contributed 44 runs alongside Billings for the fourth wicket before being stumped at 137-4. Chris Benjamin fell cheaply for 4 at 142-5, but Grant Stewart provided late impetus with 22 off 13 (1 four, 2 sixes) before Billings was finally caught at 182-6 off the penultimate over. Kent finished on 184-7.
Amir was the pick of the Notts bowlers with 2-26 from 4 overs (economy 6.50). Benny Howell was tidy with 1-25 from 4 overs (6.25), Olly Stone took 1-29 from 4 overs, and Mohammad Ali chipped in with 2-45. Liam Patterson-White took 1-30 from his 2 overs.
Nottinghamshire Chase: Munsey’s Masterclass
Needing 185, Nottinghamshire needed a big contribution from the top. Joe Clarke got them off to a brisk start with 24 off 17 (5 fours) before falling at 36-1 in the fifth over. Jack Haynes came and went quickly for 1 at 37-2, and at 37-2 in the sixth over Notts needed 148 from 90 balls.
Munsey was already in and he was in devastating form. He found an able partner in Freddie McCann, who struck 25 off 16 (3 fours, 1 six) in a 42-run stand for the third wicket. McCann fell at 79-3, but Munsey kept going. He and Tom Moores (20 off 17, 2 fours, 1 six) put on 62 for the fourth wicket to take Notts to 141-4.
Then came a wobble. Moores was caught at 141-4, George Linde was bowled for 1 at 143-5, and Howell was bowled for 2 at 146-6 – three wickets falling for just 5 runs. Notts needed 38 off 28 balls with 4 wickets remaining.
Patterson-White came in and attacked immediately, blasting 22 off 10 balls with 2 sixes to put the chase back on track. But it was Munsey who anchored it all – his unbeaten 82 off 47 balls featured 4 fours and 7 sixes, and he was there at the end as Notts crossed the line in the 19th over.
Matt Milnes was Kent’s best bowler with 3-30 from 3.4 overs (economy 8.18). Frederick Klaassen was excellent with 1-22 from 4 overs (5.50), and Keith Dudgeon took 1-43. Denly added 1-12 from his single over.
Statz MVP: George Munsey (91.62)
George Munsey claims the Statz MVP with a match impact rating of 91.62 out of 100. His unbeaten 82 off 47 was the defining innings of the match – he arrived early, survived the wobble around him, and steered Nottinghamshire home. The Statz algorithm calculates impact based on match context, and Munsey’s ability to maintain intensity while wickets fell at the other end was the clear differentiator. No official Man of the Match was named.
Top 5 Statz Ratings
- George Munsey (NOT) – 91.62: Unbeaten 82 off 47 (4 fours, 7 sixes) anchored the entire chase.
- Sam Billings (KEN) – 77.46: Top-scored with 64 off 38 (SR 168) with 5 sixes to give Kent a strong platform.
- Mohammad Amir (NOT) – 69.42: Excellent 2-26 from 4 overs including the key early wicket of Finch.
- Liam Patterson-White (NOT) – 62.11: Match-changing 22 off 10 with the bat plus 1-30 bowling rescued the chase at 146-6.
- Matt Milnes (KEN) – 57.91: Excellent 3-30 from 3.4 overs nearly turned the match during Notts’ wobble.
Turning Point
Tom Moores’ dismissal at 141-4 (14.2 overs) triggered a devastating collapse of 3 wickets for 5 runs that almost swung the match Kent’s way. When Howell was bowled at 146-6, Notts needed 38 off 28 balls with the lower order exposed. But Munsey’s calm head and Patterson-White’s counter-attack ensured the wobble remained just that – a wobble, not a collapse.
Match Context
This was match 60 of 115 in the T20 Blast 2026 season. Nottinghamshire move to 7th in the standings (W4 L3, 16 points) in a tightly packed mid-table – level on points with Yorkshire, Surrey, Glamorgan and Essex. Kent slip to 9th (W3 L4, 12 points) and are now in danger of falling behind in the qualification race. Northamptonshire lead the way with a perfect 7-0 record.
Full scorecard: Kent vs Nottinghamshire Scorecard
Who won Kent vs Nottinghamshire?
Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
What were the final scores in Kent vs Nottinghamshire?
Kent scored 184/7 in 20 overs. Nottinghamshire scored 187/6 in 18.4 overs.
Who was the Statz MVP in Kent vs Nottinghamshire?
George Munsey was named Statz MVP, earning a Statz Rating of 90/100. The Statz Rating combines batting impact, bowling impact and match context.
Who was the top run-scorer in Kent vs Nottinghamshire?
George Munsey top-scored with 82 off 47 balls.
Who took the most wickets in Kent vs Nottinghamshire?
Matt Milnes took 3/30 in 3.4 overs.
Where was Kent vs Nottinghamshire played?
The match was played at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.
Who played in Kent vs Nottinghamshire?
Kent XI: Chris Benjamin, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Frederick Klaassen, Grant Stewart, Harry Finch, Jake Lintott, Joe Denly, Keith Dudgeon, Matt Milnes, Sam Billings, Zak Crawley. Nottinghamshire XI: Benny Howell, Freddie McCann, George Linde, George Munsey, Jack Haynes, Joe Clarke, Liam Patterson-White, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Amir, Olly Stone, Tom Moores.